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ADVANCED READING

Offered By: Foothill College via California Community Colleges System

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Academic Writing Courses Reading Comprehension Courses Text Analysis Courses Argumentative Writing Courses

Course Description

Overview

An advanced-level ESLL reading course in techniques of critical analysis for reading college-level prose, focusing primarily on authentic expository/argumentative essays and textbook materials written for a native speaker audience. Practice in holistic and close reading of texts to identify and comprehend textual detail and application of critical rhetorical elements. Explicit instruction in the process of writing and revising summaries on assigned texts. Lecture, discussion, and group work.

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